Collar.



PATENT-ED MAR. 17, 1908.

J. K. P. PINE.-

COLLAR.

APPLICATION FILED mus. 1904.

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JAMES K. P. PINE, OF TROY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED SHIRT AND COLLARCOMPANY, OF TROY, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

COLLAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 17, 1908.

Application filed July 2, 1904. Serial No. 215,062.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAuns K. P. PINE, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and resident of Troy, county of Rensselaer, State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collars, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

My invention relates to improvements in collars, and particularly to theclass of collars known as upright turn-down collars. In collars of thisdescription it has been com mon in the past to make one end of the neckband extend beyond the end of the body of the collar, the said end beingadapted to overlap the opposite end of the neck band, and to be receivedbetween the neck band and the body or turn-down portion of the collar.This end is intended to serve as a locking piece, to retain the variousparts of the collar in their proper relative positions when worn. Onegreat drawback to the use of collars of this description has been thedifficulty experienced in adjusting the cravat therein when in placeupon the wearer, and this difliculty has been much aggravated by theform and construction of the extended portion of the neck band.

So far as I am aware, all collars employing the lock-front have theupper end edge of the extended portion of the neck band rounded. I havediscovered that this rounded portion of the neck band has served as aguide to guide a portion of the cravat up to the bight of the collar,whereby the cravat has become firmly jammed or caught between the upperedge of the extended portion of the band and the bight formed at thefolded over portion of the collar, to the great discomfort of thewearer.

It is one of the objects of my present invention to overcome thisdifficulty, and I attain this object by making the upper and outer edgesof the extended portion of the collar substantially square, causing themto terminate in a sharp corner. The wedgeshaped opening guiding thecravat up into the bight of the collar is thus done away with, and thetendency of the cravat to jam at this point obviated. Moreover, it willbe well understood that the neck band of a collar so constructed will bemore securely held in position when adjusted on the person of thewearer, than will a collar having the upper edge of this portion of theneck rounded, because the sharp corner will be pressed firmly up intothe bight of the collar and a more positive and absolute lock-front willresult. A further source of annoyance with a collar of this descriptionhas been that the lower edge of the extended portion of the neck bandhas been apt to protrude below the lower edge of the turn-down portionof the collar, due to the spreading of the collar, which sometimesoccurs, especially when worn with a shirt having a low out front. Toprevent any possibility of such unsightly appearance, I have, inaccordance with my present invention, rounded the lower edge of theextended portion of the neck band, so that no matter how much the collarspreads, the lower edge of the neck band can never protrude below thelower edge of the turndown portion of the collar.

I will now proceed to describe in detail a collar embodying myinvention, and will then point out the novel features in claims:

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a collar embodyingmy invention, the two' ends being brought together to a positionoccupied when the collar is worn. Fig. 2 is a view in front elevation ofa collar with the ends thereof separated. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary Viewof the front portion of the collar, showing the ends adjusted to theposition shown in Fig. 1, but with portions of the body of the collarbroken away, in order to better illustrate the relative position of theneck band parts. Fig. 4 is a view in transverse section showing theextended end of the neck band of the collar engaged between the neckband and turned-over portion of the other end of the collar. Fig. 5 is aview showing the collar in a spreac condition.

The collar illustrated comprises a neck band 1 and a turn-down or bodyportion 2. The neck band is provided with the usual buttonholes forreceiving studs or collar buttons for adjusting the collar in position.One end of the neck band 1 is extended beyond the body portion, forminga tab 3, which is adapted to fit, and be received between, the neck bandand body portion of the collar at the other end thereof. This tab orextension has an upper curved edge 4 terminating in a sharp corner 5.When the collar is worn, the edge 4 substantially fits the bight or foldline of the collar, and the sharp corner 5 pressed upward therein,insures the complete locking of the parts. The angle formed by the linesbounding the upper-edge 4 and the end edge 6 of the tab or extension 3,is substantially a right angle, so that there will be no tendency forthe cravat to be drawn up into the bight of the collar by engagementwith the tab or extension 3.

The lower end portion of the tab or extension 3 is cut away or rounded,as shown at 7 in the drawings, and by so cutting away and rounding thislower edge, I prevent the pos sibility of exposure of the tab when thecollar spreads. Fig. 5 of the drawings shows a collar badly spread, butit will be seen that the collar tab (shown complete in dotted lines) isin no way exposed below the body portion of the collar, and theunsightly efi'ect, common under such circumstances, is thus avoided.

What I claim is:

1. A turn-down collar of the character specified, having one end of itsneck band-extended beyond the end of the body of the collar and adaptedto fit into the folded portion of the other end of the collar, the upperedge of the said extended portion terminating in substantially a sharpcorner.

2. A collar of the type specified, having a,

neck band and a folded over body portion, the neck band extending beyondthebody portion at one end of the collar and adapted to fit into thefolded over portion of the other end of the collar, the upper and endedges of the neck band terminating and uniting in a substantially rightangled corner.

3. A collar of the type specified, having a neck band and a folded overbody portion, the neck band having a tab or extension projecting beyondthe body portion at one end of the collar and adapted to fit into thefolded over portion of the other end of the collar, said tab orextension having an upper sharp corner and a lower rounded cornerSubstantially as and for the purpose specified.

4. A turn-down collar of the character specified, having one end of itsneck band extended beyond the end of the body of the collar and adaptedto fit into the folded portion of the other end of the collar, the upperedge of the said extended portion terminating in substantially a sharpcorner, and the lower edge thereof rounded and cut away sufliciently toprevent exposure thereof below the lower line of the body of the collar,

should the collar spread.

JAMES K. P. PINE.

Witnesses:

WM. S. GREEK, M. J. ADAMs.

